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Catalogue of the Turkish manuscripts in the British Museum,

Mode of access: Internet.

Hibernicus's letters: or, A philosophical miscellany. Containing (among many others) essays on the following useful and entertaining subjects, viz. Of happiness ... Of witches and apparitions ...

"Chiefly the work of Arbuckle, though Francis Hutchison, Samuel Boyse, and the poet Parnell made a few contributions. This collection of papers, which first appeared in a Dublin journal, came to be known under the pen-name of the main contributor."--Cf. Halkett and Laing: Dictionary of anonymous and pseudonymous English literature, v. 3, p. 36.

A catalogue of upwards of fifty thousand volumes of ancient and modern books, English and foreign : in all classes of literature and the fine arts ; including rare and curious books, manuscripts, etc. in good library condition, many in neat and elegant bindings.

Mode of access: Internet.

Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the civil war, the commonwealth, and restoration,

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English literature of the 19th & 20th centuries, being a selection of first and early editions of the works of esteemed authors and book illustrators together with some important original manuscripts /

3500 items, priced.

Bibliotheca mexicana: or, A catalogue of the library of rare books and important manuscripts relating to Mexico and other parts of Spanish America, formed by the late Señor Don José Fernando Ramirez ...days of sale ...July [7-9, 12-13, 1880] ...sold ...by Puttick and Simpson ...

Mode of access: Internet.

A catalogue of an extensive collection of books in English and foreign theology; arranged alphabetically, with a classified index of subjects ...

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A classified catalogue of theological and religious books, comprising a large collection of standard works, American and foreign; old and rare works, and recent publications, to September 1, 1871. Also an addenda of miscellaneous literature, works of reference, &c. For sale by Smith, English & Co., booksellers and importers ...

Interleaved.

A catalogue of rare & curious books, illustrative of the English drama and early English literature ... : which will be sold by auction ... on Monday, 13th June, 1859.

Consignor's name from BM English book sales, p. 286.

The history of Saint Paul's cathedral, in London, from its foundation: extracted out of original charters, records, leiger-books, and other manuscripts,

Imperfect: two plates wanting.

Origines juridiciales, or Historical memorials of the English laws, courts of justice, forms of tryal, punishment in cases criminal, law-writers, law-books, grants and settlements of estates, degree of serjeant, Innes of court and chancery.

Head-pieces: a few manuscript marginal notes; the "Chronica series" covers the period 1067-1671, and is extended in manuscript through 1727 (with omission of last four columns, magist. rotulorum & c., for 1722-1727.

Catalogue of the magnificent private library of the late Amor L. Hollingsworth of Milton, Mass. ... Magnificent collection of fine and rare books, many in sumptuous bindings by the finest binders in the world. Rare English and American first editions. Extra illustrated books ...

Plates partly printed on both sides.

Catalogue of important letters, manuscripts and books by or relating to Walt Whitman, the property of his intimate friend, biographer and literary executor, the late Richard Maurice Bucke of London, Ontario (sold by order of H. L. Bucke, esq.) which will be sold by auction by Messrs. Sotheby & co. ... the 13th of May, 1935.

117 lots.

The earliest English translation of the first three books of the De imitatione Christi, now first printed from a ms. in the library of Trinity college, Dublin, with various readings from a ms. in the University library, Cambridge. Also the earliest printed translation of the whole work from a copy in the British museum (Books I-III by William Atkynson, D. D., book IV by the Lady Margaret, mother of K. Henry VII, and countess of Richmond and Derby).

Mode of access: Internet.